The upcoming Michael Jackson film, "This Is It" is drawn from the legendary entertainer's last concert rehearsals. The new movie contains Behind-The-Scenes footage. "This Is It" will be released October 30th in High Definition with Digital Sound from Sony Entertainment.

"This Is It" is being produced with the full support of The Estate of Michael Jackson and will be drawn from hundreds of hours of rehearsal and behind-the-scenes footage, captured in high definition with state-of-the-art digital sound as the late singer was preparing for his concert series in London

The film, which will also offer select sequences in 3-D, will provide a unique career retrospective and feature interviews with some of Jackson's closest friends and creative collaborators.

CMA 2008 Award Winners Announced

"The 42nd Annual CMA Awards" spread the love around as Country Music's consistent hitmakers racked up Awards along with first-time winners.

George Strait's mantle got a little more crowded as he became the artist with the most CMA Awards in history, adding Single of the Year for "I Saw God Today" and Album of the Year for Troubadour, both co-produced by Strait and Tony Brown, to his tally.  With these two trophies and two additional for producing, Strait's 22 CMA Awards trophies eclipse Brooks & Dunn's previous record of 19 Awards.

"I love this album and I really appreciate everyone who bought it," the humble Strait said after accepting his second Award of the night. "Everyone says they've got the greatest fans.  Well, I really got the greatest fans."

Ceremony to Broadcast on February 14h at 8:00 p.m. on FOX-TV.

Aretha Franklin, known as the “Queen of Soul,” will receive the prestigious NAACP VANGUARD AWARD. This special presentation will take place during the 39th NAACP Image Awards Ceremony in Los Angeles on February 14, 2008 (8:00 – 10:00 pm ET/PT) on FOX.  

“The NAACP VANGUARD AWARD is presented to a person whose groundbreaking work increases our understanding and awareness of racial and social issues.  To date, it has been presented just three times before to Prince, Stanley Kramer and Steven Spielberg,”commented Julian Bond, chairman of the NAACP.

After undergoing brain surgery on November 27th at New York's Presbyterian Hospital, singer/songwriter/author Rosanne Cash is currently recovering comfortably at her home in New York City. The surgery, to correct a structural problem caused by a rare but benign condition -- Chiari 1 Malformation, was successful and she is expected to make a full recovery.

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October 20, 2007 FRANCE - Ministry's bassist Paul Raven was found dead today in a private home in a small French village on the Swiss border. Initial reports indicate Raven's passing was due to a heart attack. Raven (known also for his work with Killing Joke, Prong) was in Geneva working with French recording artists Treponem Pal on their new release, with Marco Neves, Ted Parsons (Prong) and members of The Young Gods.

Born in Wolverhampton UK on January 16, 1961, Paul Vincent Raven established himself with his work in the seminal post-punk/industrial group Killing Joke when, in 1982 he replaced the original bassist for the band, recording and touring with the group throughout its most commercially successful period, performing on Fire Dances, Night Time and Brighter than a Thousand Suns. Throughout his extensive career, Raven participated in other collaborations including Prong, Murder, Inc., Pigface, Godflesh.

For the second month in a row, Aloha Airlines is the nation's Number One airline for on-time performance. Aloha also tops the list for fewest complaints.

With 93.7 percent of all Aloha flights arriving on time in December 2006, Aloha took top honors among 20 U.S. air carriers that provide monthly data to the U.S. Department of Transportation. Aloha was also Number One in fewest complaints, and was in fact the only airline with zero complaints for the reporting period.

Pink Floyd's "PULSE,"a DVD collection documenting the 1994 Division Bell tour including the band's first-ever filmed performance of "The Dark Side of the Moon" is the #1 music DVD on both sides of the Atlantic topping the charts in Austria, Belgium, Holland, Ireland, Italy, Norway, the UK and the United States, where it's just debuted with first week's sales of 92,815 according to SoundScan. "PULSE" has one of the Top 3 best first week's sales in the United States of any music DVD in history.

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